# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Sears Roebuck and Co.
> OSHA SIR `2018032577` · 3/15/2018 · NEW HYDE PARK, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Shoulder(s) and back
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Cleaning and polishing agents, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Sears Roebuck and Co.
- **Location:** 1400 Union Tpke., NEW HYDE PARK, NEW YORK, 11040
- **NAICS:** 452112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee slipped on hot floor wax while lifting boxes, receiving third degree burns to the upper back and shoulder.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*